Liv Morgan dethroned Stephanie Vaquer at WrestleMania 42 to become the new World Champion, and she did all of that in seven minutes. Many people in this day and age can make toast or even a coffee in seven minutes. That is how long the women’s world title match was at ‘Mania, where WWE promised six women’s matches and only delivered four.
hen, WWE decided to unceremoniously let go of Kairi Sane when she was part of a major storyline with IYO SKY and Asuka that could have resulted in a marquee match on WrestleMania Sunday, which only had six matches compared to WrestleMania Saturday’s seven matches. This is deplorable.
Despite those unexcusable setbacks in women’s wrestling as a whole, Morgan deserved and earned her ‘Mania Moment this year after having a 0-6 ‘Mania record in her career without a singles title match.
In fact, Naomi was originally scheduled to walk into ‘Mania 42 as the champ and defend against Morgan, but her pregnancy announcement last summer threw a wrench in those plans. Naomi could return anytime this summer to reclaim what she never lost. However, now that Morgan is the champ, she has a big target on her back with other rising stars on the Raw brand. Here are the three biggest threats to her World Title on the road to SummerSlam.
AJ Lee
AJ Lee would be an absolute dream match for Liv Morgan, as she herself said that she wants to team with Dominik Mysterio and battle CM Punk and AJ Lee in a mixed tag team match. That match could be a bridge to a marquee title match between AJ and Liv that would sell tickets.
AJ does not need to go back to the IC Title, as she has already graduated from the mid-card a long time ago. Also, her feud with Becky Lynch does not need to be continued after 4-match series that ended at ‘Mania. AJ is needed in the main event scene whenever she returns, and Morgan would be a great first target. It can all start with Morgan slapping Punk in the face.
IYO SKY
Liv Morgan had a stare-down with the WWE Champion, Rhea Ripley, on Raw this week. They have a lot of history, as their rivalry spanned from 2022 to 2025. Someone could get a law school degree in that time. Since Rhea is on SmackDown, she can’t run it back with Liv at the moment.
However, this could be an opening for her tag partner, IYO SKY, to challenge for the title. SKY was robbed of a spot on the Mania card this year, so challenging Morgan for the title would not only be a good segue from the Ripley-Morgan saga but also be a great opportunity to reclaim her rightful spot in the main event scene. Handling Judgment Day on her own will be a task, however.
